EAST Lancashire’s children’s services bosses have welcomed a proposed overhaul of the adoption system to make it swifter and more robust. They will be checking over the details of the government plan in the New Year to ensure it helps provide vulnerable
OLYMPIC duo Samantha Murray and Jon Schofield finished off a fantastic year with a festive presentation from Ribble Valley Borough Council. Council leader Michael Ranson presented the Clitheroe athletes with personalised pieces of artwork marking their
A £1.5million funding gap has emerged for domestic violence services in Lancashire - amid soaring referral rates. Shortfalls of around £2million have been identified in the multi-agency budget for prevention and advice services across the county.
FOUR men have been prosecuted for poaching in East Lancashire as part of a newly-launched crackdown. Michael Singleton, Aaron Philpott, George Liddell and Jonathan Sullivan were snared by one of Rural Watch’s first successes. The four were spotted
